diff --git a/scripts/felhom-host-install.sh b/scripts/felhom-host-install.sh
index f538d98..380c289 100644
--- a/scripts/felhom-host-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/felhom-host-install.sh
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ base['privileged'].setdefault('sudo_path','sudo')
 for _k,_v in {"unit_dir":"/etc/systemd/system","stage_dir":"/var/lib/felhom-agent/units","systemctl":"/usr/bin/systemctl","install":"/usr/bin/install","smartctl":"/usr/sbin/smartctl","lvs":"/usr/sbin/lvs"}.items():
     base['privileged'].setdefault(_k,_v)
 base.setdefault('storage', {"watchdog_interval_seconds":5,"watchdog_debounce_seconds":15,"known_refresh_seconds":20})
-base.setdefault('backup', {"local_backup_target":"local","restore_storage":"local-lvm","restore_test_cadence_seconds":0,"scratch_vmid_min":990000,"scratch_vmid_max":990009,"pbs_secret_dir":"/etc/pve/priv/storage","backup_cadence_seconds":0})
+base.setdefault('backup', {"local_backup_target":"local","local_backup_retention":3,"restore_storage":"local-lvm","restore_test_cadence_seconds":0,"scratch_vmid_min":990000,"scratch_vmid_max":990009,"pbs_secret_dir":"/etc/pve/priv/storage","backup_cadence_seconds":0})
 base.setdefault('local_api', {})
 base['local_api'].setdefault('enable', True)
 base['local_api']['listen_addr'] = os.environ['BRIDGE_ADDR']